[へちま(gikun), hechima (gikun)](n) (1) sponge gourd; dishcloth gourd; loofah; (2) sponge cucumber; (3) (metaphorically, generally in negative sentences) something useless[Add to Longdo]

鹿爪らしい

[しかつめらしい, shikatsumerashii](adj-i) formal; solemn[Add to Longdo]

蹴爪;距

[けづめ, kedume](n) fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)[Add to Longdo]

小爪

[こづめ, kodume](n) half-moon (of a fingernail)[Add to Longdo]

小爪川獺

[こつめかわうそ;コツメカワウソ, kotsumekawauso ; kotsumekawauso](n) (uk) Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)[Add to Longdo]

深爪

[ふかづめ, fukadume](n, vs) cut a fingernail to the quick[Add to Longdo]

親指の爪

[おやゆびのつめ, oyayubinotsume](exp, n) thumbnail[Add to Longdo]

生爪

[なまづめ, namadume](n) fingernail[Add to Longdo]

鷹の爪

[たかのつめ;タカノツメ, takanotsume ; takanotsume](n) (1) (uk) Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); (2) (See 唐辛子・1) extremely spicy form of chili pepper; (3) variety of high-quality green tea[Add to Longdo]

爪だに;爪蜱

[つめだに;ツメダニ, tsumedani ; tsumedani](n) (uk) cheyletid (any mite of the family Cheyletidae)[Add to Longdo]

爪で拾って箕で零す

[つめでひろってみでこぼす, tsumedehirottemidekobosu](exp) (id) penny wise and pound foolish[Add to Longdo]

爪に火をともす;爪に火を点す;爪に火を灯す;つめに火をともす

[つめにひをともす, tsumenihiwotomosu](exp, v5s) to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's fingernail (instead of a candle)[Add to Longdo]

爪の垢

[つめのあか, tsumenoaka](exp) (1) dirt under one's fingernails; (2) shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit; smidgen[Add to Longdo]

爪の垢を煎じて飲む

[つめのあかをせんじてのむ, tsumenoakawosenjitenomu](exp, v5m) to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of[Add to Longdo]

爪をとぐ;爪を研ぐ

[つめをとぐ, tsumewotogu](exp, v5g) to sharpen one's claws[Add to Longdo]

爪を噛む癖

[つめをかむくせ, tsumewokamukuse](exp) habit of biting one's nails[Add to Longdo]

爪クラッチ

[つめクラッチ, tsume kuracchi](n) claw clutch[Add to Longdo]

爪印

[つめいん, tsumein](n) thumb print[Add to Longdo]

爪音

[つまおと, tsumaoto](n) clang of hoofs; sound of a koto[Add to Longdo]

爪牙

[そうが, souga](n) claws and tusks; devious design; right-hand man[Add to Longdo]

爪蛙

[つめがえる;ツメガエル, tsumegaeru ; tsumegaeru](n) (uk) African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)[Add to Longdo]

爪冠

[つめかんむり, tsumekanmuri](n) kanji "claw" radical at top[Add to Longdo]

爪繰る

[つまぐる, tsumaguru](v5r, vt) to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers[Add to Longdo]

爪車;つめ車

[つめぐるま, tsumeguruma](n) (See ラチェット) ratchet; toothed wheel[Add to Longdo]

爪跡;爪痕

[つめあと, tsumeato](n) (1) fingernail mark; scratch; (2) scar; ravages; after-effects[Add to Longdo]

爪切り(P);爪切

[つめきり, tsumekiri](n) nail clippers; (P)[Add to Longdo]

爪先で歩く

[つまさきであるく, tsumasakidearuku](exp, v5k) to tiptoe[Add to Longdo]

爪先下がり;つま先下がり

[つまさきさがり, tsumasakisagari](n) downhill path[Add to Longdo]

爪先上がり;つま先上がり

[つまさきあがり, tsumasakiagari](n) uphill path[Add to Longdo]

爪先立ち;つま先立ち

[つまさきだち, tsumasakidachi](n) (See 爪先立つ) standing on tiptoes[Add to Longdo]

爪先立つ;つま先立つ

[つまさきだつ, tsumasakidatsu](v5t, vi) to stand on tiptoes[Add to Longdo]

爪弾き

[つまびき;つめびき, tsumabiki ; tsumebiki](n, vs) black sheep (of a family); ostracism[Add to Longdo]

爪弾き

[つまびき;つめびき, tsumabiki ; tsumebiki](n, vs) playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)[Add to Longdo]

爪弾く

[つまびく, tsumabiku](v5k) to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)[Add to Longdo]

爪白;端白;妻白

[つまじろ;ツマジロ, tsumajiro ; tsumajiro](n) (uk) silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, a requiem shark found throughout the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans)[Add to Longdo]

爪半月

[つめはんげつ, tsumehangetsu](n) lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon[Add to Longdo]

爪皮;爪革

[つまかわ, tsumakawa](n) protective cover on a clog[Add to Longdo]

爪楊枝

[つまようじ, tsumayouji](n) toothpick; (P)[Add to Longdo]

爪立ち

[つまだち, tsumadachi](n, vs) standing on tiptoes[Add to Longdo]

爪立つ

[つまだつ, tsumadatsu](v5t) to stand on tiptoe[Add to Longdo]

爪繞

[そうにょう, sounyou](n) kanji "claw" radical at left[Add to Longdo]